Unfortunately it depends on the version and build of IE you are working with. See the itext FAQ and previous discussions in the mailing list for more details.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:49 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't output anything > > >Aravind: IE is definitely opening a dynamically generated PDF >for me. I >didn't have to do any type of button or anything; I just put >the address of >the servlet in IE's address bar and the servlet outputs the dynamically >created PDF to IE by automatically opening the Acrobat plug in. >Take care, >Kenny > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "SRIDHARAN Aravind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:39 AM >Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't output anything > > >> Kenny, >> >> My approach, at first, made me an icon of the Acrobat Reader on IE. >> The page remained blank. >> I got an impression that IE can't open dynamically generated PDF's. >> Am I right? >> Later I got the other way of getting a PDF on IE. >> >> Aravind >> >> > ---------- >> > From: Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:27 PM >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't output anything >> > >> > Aravind: Let me explain what I'm doing and maybe that >will answer your >> > question. I'm currently working on a proof-of-concept to >see if iText >can >> > do all we want to do. Since this is just a >proof-of-concept, the web >page >> > that I would use to construct the information that would >dynamically >build >> > the page is being bypassed at this step; I just currently call my >servlet >> > from the IE address bar like >https://www.webserver.com/servlet/PDFTest2. >> > But the servlet is generating the PDF on the fly and >putting it directly >> > in >> > the Acrobat plugin in IE (not writing to a file or anything). >> > >> > Hope this info helps...let me know if you need more info. >> > Kenny >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "SRIDHARAN Aravind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "'Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:47 AM >> > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't output anything >> > >> > >> > > Kenny, >> > > I just want to know whether your servlet generates a PDF >on IE on the >> > fly. >> > ( >> > > say on a press of a button ) >> > > Thank you. >> > > Aravind >> > > >> > > PS: Will it work in IE 5 ? >> > > > ---------- >> > > > From: Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > > > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 7:39 PM >> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't >output anything >> > > > >> > > > Aravind: Below is the text of a simple servlet that >creates a PDF >> > that >> > > > works great in Acrobat Reader for IE. Please let me >know if you >have >> > any >> > > > questions about it. >> > > > Kenny >> > > > >> > > > import java.io.*; >> > > > import javax.servlet.*; >> > > > import javax.servlet.http.*; >> > > > import com.lowagie.text.*; >> > > > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; >> > > > >> > > > public class PDFTest extends HttpServlet >> > > > { >> > > > public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, >> > > > HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, >> > IOException >> > > > { >> > > > OutputStream out = response.getOutputStream(); >> > > > ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); >> > > > try >> > > > { >> > > > Document document = new >Document(PageSize.LETTER, 0, 0, 0, >> > 0); >> > > > PdfWriter.getInstance(document, baos); >> > > > document.open(); >> > > > Phrase companyPhrase = new Phrase("My Company, Inc.", >> > > > new Font(Font.TIMES_NEW_ROMAN, 8)); >> > > > Paragraph companyPara = new Paragraph(companyPhrase); >> > > > companyPara.setAlignment(Paragraph.ALIGN_CENTER); >> > > > document.add(companyPara); >> > > > document.close(); >> > > > response.setContentType("application/pdf"); >> > > > response.setContentLength(baos.size()); >> > > > response.setBufferSize(baos.size()); >> > > > baos.writeTo(out); >> > > > out.flush(); >> > > > } >> > > > catch (Exception e) >> > > > { >> > > > System.err.println(e.toString()); >> > > > } >> > > > finally >> > > > { >> > > > out.close(); >> > > > } >> > > > } >> > > > } >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > > From: "SRIDHARAN Aravind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > To: "'Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 10:00 PM >> > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't >output anything >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Could you let me in brief the way you did for IE? >> > > > > Thank you. >> > > > > >> > > > > Aravind >> > > > > >> > > > > > ---------- >> > > > > > From: Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:12 PM >> > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't output >> > anything >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Yes I did, thanks for asking. >> > > > > > Kenny >> > > > > > >> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > > > > From: "SRIDHARAN Aravind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > > > To: "'Kenny G. Dubuisson, Jr.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:37 AM >> > > > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Newbie servlet won't output >> > anything >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Hi, >> > > > > > > Have you got the solution for generating a PDF >report using >> > servlet >> > > > > > > in IE? >> > > > > > > Just now I have read your mail. >> > > > > > > I have a solution for it. >> > > > > > > It is easy and simple. >> > > > > > > Once I had enough struggle to generate a PDF >using servlet in >> > IE. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Tell me.... >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Awaiting your reply. >> > > > > > > Aravind >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > > > This sf.net email is sponsored by: >> > > > > > With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility >> > > > > > Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance >Computing >> > Channel >> > > > > > http://hpc.devchannel.org/ >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > iText-questions mailing list >> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > This sf.net email is sponsored by: >> > > > With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility >> > > > Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance >Computing Channel >> > > > http://hpc.devchannel.org/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > iText-questions mailing list >> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > This sf.net email is sponsored by: >> > With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility >> > Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance >Computing Channel >> > http://hpc.devchannel.org/ >> > _______________________________________________ >> > iText-questions mailing list >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> > >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by: >With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility >Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel >http://hpc.devchannel.org/ >_______________________________________________ >iText-questions mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
